Quote:Originally posted by Gibby the Red Nosed Reindeer@May 14 2015, 05:49 PM

a) Ok, when your best player isn't aware there's other players on the team, what do you want him to do come playoff time? Sit him?

B) Mike Babcock juggles the lines a shit ton as well. I've seen you post about ditching Boudreau for Babs.

c) You're in the conference finals, handling the first two rounds fairly easily.

A: I don't follow? What do you mean your best player isn't aware there's other players on the team?

B: I have said I would prefer Babcock over Boudreau but he's not my ideal coach. Plus Babcock thoroughly outcoached Boudreau in their playoff series 2 years ago. I would prefer Dineen ideally.

C: Yes, against two incredibly inferior opponents. Until the Ducks beat a actual competitor (0-2 so far against them in the playoffs... 3-0 against mediocre opponents) then I'm not sold on Boudreau.


But to Boudreau's credit, he's kept his lines since playoffs started, he's made some good personnel choices (Etem over Fleischmann to start playoffs, keeping Silf with Kesler and Bels).

But he's also made some insanely weird moves, playing Palmieri who's entirely snake bitten, and seemingly forgot how to skate, over the guy who could give the Ducks a chance to score in Sekac. And the biggest thing is the Ducks continue to take large chuks of times off (IE: Trailing going into the 3rd for the first 3 games of the first series)